Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whatever I truly ask for, I receive; I stay close to the source, where the sweetness never runs dry.
The old fear of endings loosens its hold, and I make it across the wide, rough water.
This one is about drawing from a source that never runs dry.
Jo maageh so-ee so-ee paavahi — whatever I ask for, I receive. This needs a careful reading. It isn't a promise that the One is a wish machine that hands out toys. It means that when you stay close to the source, the deep needs of the heart are met. That source is rasaa-in, the store of sweet nectar. Think of a spring in the hills: you can keep filling your bottle, and it keeps flowing.
Janam maran duhhoo tay chhooteh — freed from both birth and death. Bhavjal jagat taraa-in — carried across the world-ocean. The bhavjal is the ocean of life, with its rough waves. These are the tradition's pictures for the fear of endings melting away. The ocean feels scary only until someone carries you across it.
What does it feel like when a fear that used to control you finally loosens?
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